I find their (CompUSA) prices outrageous in many cases. When I bought my laptop I got it for a good $500 cheaper than CompUSA several blocks away. CompUSA in my area, is the only BIG computer hardware/software store with any kind of real selection. Their volume should dictate lower prices, not higher. When there were other large computer stores like Circuit City and Egghead, one could compare locally and maybe get a bargain. But CompUSA's almost consistently high price smacks of corporate arrogance.
I don't expect something to break and therefore *usually* won't pay a lot extra for the convenience of purchasing locally + paying sales tax. Same reason I won't buy an extended warranty. If the product is that shoddy, they shouldn't be selling it and I shouldn't be buying it. For instance I wouldn't pay $579 for the PZ-1p on display in the mall today. Are they nuts? Tom C. > > Very true. There's a lot to be said for having a local place to go to when > something goes wrong. But there are alternatives to CompUSA. There are plenty of > small, independent copmuter shops around; you just have to dig a bit (or ask > around) to find *good* ones. I've found a good one here in Rochester. I mainly > buy memory and CPUs from them because they know me well enough to believe me > when I have a problem (a mail order place will usually insist you damaged it > during installation and you're SOL). > > One thing about getting service from CompUSA: they don't do monitors. I had a > monitor I bought from them go bad within a month of buying it and they wouldn't > even take it in and get it serviced elsewhere; they told me *I* had to pack it > up and ship it out for service. I pointed out to the manager that this meant > there was therefore absolutely NO reason for me to purchase from them when mail > order offered a lower price and the same service policy (none). He agreed to > replace the item from stock, but only because it was from a very recent > purchase. > > So I endorse the idea of supporting local businesses, but only if they do > something to justify it. I won't buy from them unless I find out *beforehand* > that they'll help out should something go wrong within the warranty period. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
